Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0Thônes is home to Centre de Formation aux Métiers de la Montagne (CFMM) de Tronchine à Thônes
Centre de Formation aux Métiers de la Montagne (CFMM) de Tronchine à Thônes (110 students) is inside Thônes; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 14 km away in Annecy. 127 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Thônes: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Thônes
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Thônes
34 within 25 km: 2 universities, 16 other schools, 16 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 22 smaller schools with 2,673 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Thônes on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Agricole - Gestion et protection de la nature / DE d'alpinisme-accompagnateur en moyenne montagne Centre de Formation aux Métiers de la Montagne (CFMM) de Tronchine à Thônes | 56 | 528 | 21% |
What would you pay?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Questions about college near Thônes
How many students are in Thônes?
127 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Thônes (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Thônes?
Centre de Formation aux Métiers de la Montagne (CFMM) de Tronchine à Thônes (110 students).
What does university cost here?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Higher education: the Ministry of Higher Education’s Atlas régional des effectifs étudiants (students enrolled at each institution in each commune, autumn 2025, the BTS and prépa classes in lycées included), Principaux établissements and Parcoursup 2025 (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Students are counted where they study, not where they live. Straight-line distances from the center of Thônes. Colleges are described, not graded; the Student town label marks communes where 15 or more students study for every 100 residents. Fees: the national arrêté, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.